***UPDATE: Politico finally added a story about today’s Fast and Furious hearings to their front page. Only they buried it waaaaay below where my screenshot ends and waaaay below the days-old Obama crooning story. Media Matters must be thrilled. Good
– Branded Twitter pages are here! But only, apparently, if you’re a progressive news outlet. Seriously, Al Jazeera? What’s next, RT/ Russia Today / Komrade Kommuniqué? Rhetorical question. – Real headline: Barack Obama controls media more than presidential predecessors. President
Lawrence O’Donnell used his “Last Word” segment to attack Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, family history and his race. “Mitt Romney tried to rewrite himself today in a much more important way. He tried to rewrite who he is. I don’t
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) went on MSNBC’s “dog whistle” expert Martin Bashir’s show and unleashed an assault on freshman Rep. Allen West (R-FL) that focused exclusively on the unrelated subject of Congressman West’s African American heritage. Not only does he
– How Pininterest uses content without violating copyright laws. – On crackers. MSNBC set the rules when it declared “food stamps” as a Racist Codeword . Going by MSNBC’s rules, “cracker,” even when used on Floridians, is Racist . –
Politico’s Jonathan Martin didn’t only malign residents of Florida’s Panhandle on MSNBC when he invoked the phrase “Cracker Counties” to refer to the region, he went on to equate the region with all of the Deep South, also mentioning Georgia
In December a Federal District Judge, Marco Hernandez, ruled against blogger Crystal Cox who was being sued for defamation by attorney Kevin Padrick, whom Cox accused of corruption on her blog. The ruling declared that as a blogger, Cox was
Politico’s Jonathan Martin didn’t only malign residents of Florida’s Panhandle on MSNBC when he invoked the phrase “Cracker Counties” to refer to the region, he went on to equate the region with all of the Deep South, also mentioning Georgia
Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz and Al Sharpton filled their Florida primary coverage with endless attacks on Newt Gingrich for his “racist” concession speech, attacking him for mentioning President Obama’s singing. “Newt Gingrich brought back the ‘food stamps President’ thing —
Count The Dog-Whistles: Congressman Compares Allen West To Hyenas In Condescending Attack MSNBC’s Martin Bashir didn’t bat an eye as Rep. James Moran (D-WA) compared Rep. Allen West to the hyena characters in “The Lion King.” Those same hyena characters
During The Martin Bashir show on MSNBC former Newt staffer and current super pac advisor Rick Tyler suggested Mitt Romney lies so much he must have a birth defect.
On WMAL radio Mary Katharine Ham grills Chris Matthews over his attacks on supposed tea party violence and subsequent silence on the actual violence in the occupy movement. Matthews gets so frustrated that he finally claims “you guys have a
– Juan Williams adds “Founding Fathers” and “Constitution” to the Big Book Of Words You Can’t Say Because They’re Racist, According to Me. References to a lack of respect for the “Founding Fathers” and the “Constitution” also make certain ears
Yesterday, Juan Williams of Fox News doubled down on his accusation that Republican presidential candidates are using “racial code words.” Today, Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic has followed suit with an article rehashing the tired allegation that Republicans are using
***UPDATE: Some are arguing “cracker” is acceptable within the context of Florida. Newsbusters, who also caught the slur, sums it up perfectly: Some have asserted that Martin meant the word “cracker” as a reference to native Floridians and not in
Politico’s Jonathan Martin provides expert analysis of the Florida primary for MSNBC this morning and hurls an offensive epithet to describe counties in the panhandle of the state.
MSNBC’s Martin Bashir showed disgust that Republicans will do “anything, anything to this President.” After making a list of Republican sins he finished his diatribe with “they even wag their fingers in his face!” Bashir, however, failed to note that
By now, most of you already know the story. In the heat of their fierce Florida death match, the Romney campaign released a campaign ad hammering Newt Gingrich. The ad is made up almost entirely of a clip from a
In a new ad from the Mitt Romney campaign, Tom Brokaw is featured giving a news report of the Newt Gingrich ethics investigations. Brokaw issued a statement that he was “extremely uncomfortable” that his previous reporting was being used for
In preface to this critique, it’s important to say that there is no such thing as a perfect Christian; Jesus Christ, the God Christians follow, was the only perfect human being, which is why true Christians believe faith should be
Ronald Reagan, Jr. appeared on MSNBC’s “Hardball” with Chris Matthews and discussed the “incandescent hatred” toward the President from the “right” side of the aisle. After his comments Matthews said, “Ron, you’ll pay for that one!”
Media outlets didn’t cover March For Life while it happened, despite knowing it was going to happen and hundreds of thousands of people there. News outlets do have stories on it now, but of course the number of people there
– The National Journal fact checks and compares Obamacare and Romneycare. – Hysterical. Jeopardy contestants can’t identify Rachel Maddow: [youtube s-aTMDKZMYM nolink] Obviously they, along with most of the country, don’t watch MSNBC. – Newt Gingrich isn’t the only thing
MSNBC analyst Melissa Harris-Perry appeared on “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell Thursday night to discuss the confrontation between AZ Governor Jan Brewer and President Barack Obama that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Not surprisingly, Harris-Perry is sure that racial animus motivated
Participants on the game show Jeopardy were shown a picture of MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and asked to identify her. All three contestants sat in silence until the buzzer.
